Apollo 15 Begins Moon Walk From Hadley Base
Apollo 15 commander David R Scott became the seventh human to foot the lunar surface at Hadley Base and was joined by James Irwin for the first moon buggy expedition. Alfred Worden orbited in the Endeavour, photographing and mapping about 20 percent of the moon as Scott and Irwin prepared for three six to seven hour driving excursions toward Hadley Rille and the Apennine Mountains, with the pair reporting a smooth, rolling surface and numerous shallow craters that challenged landing.
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Edward I. Fendell
Apollo Communications System
Moon
Fendell
Earth
Lunar
Falcon
Hadley Rille
Apennine Mountains
Scott
Irwin
Apennines
Hadley
Mission Control Center
Irwin Immediatley
Alfred M. Worden
Endeavour
Worden
Mission Control
Scott and
Apennine Range
Rille
Nixon Urges U S to Stay No 1 At Football Dinner
President Nixon told a Canton Ohio audience that America has a chance at a peaceful era and must remain No 1 in the world. Speaking at a pro football dinner tied to the Hall of Fame enshrinement, he urged Americans not to let others pass us by. Large crowd estimated 35,000 to 40,000 along routes and at the Hall of Fame during his Midwest swing.
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Canton
Ohio
Nixon
America
Centerville
Iowa
Rathbun
Stark County
Akron-Canton
Hall of Fame
Doctors Save Teenager's Arm in Los Angeles Incident
Anne Shelly, a 16 year old from Sherman Oaks, lost her left arm after walking into an airplane propeller at Van Nuys Airport. Surgeons at Orthopaedic Hospital reattached the limb by sewing four major nerve sheaths, and she reports a strong faith and optimism about recovery.
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Los Angeles
Anne Shelly
Miss Shelly
Ann
Sherman Oaks
Anne
van Nuys
Davis Lasky
All Nippon Airways crash victims recovered after disaster
Tokyo police said all 162 people aboard the All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 perished in Friday’s crash, with investigators questioning 22 year old parachuting pilot Ichikawa and Capt. Kuma from a nearby training flight who described the collision and radar data placing the jet at 28 000 feet en route from Sapporo to Tokyo near the Winter Olympics site.
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Tokyo
All Nippon Airways
Yoshimi Ichikawa
Ichikawa
Tamotsu Kuma
Japan Self-Defense
Japan
First In Twelve Years Steel Strike Set For Midnight Tonight
Washington AP report on midnight deadline in talks between nine major steel firms and United Steelworkers. Vice President Molony calls progress slight and wages sought at 30 percent+ could lift inflation. Nixon administration watches closely amid fears of widespread layoffs if a strike occurs.
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Joseph P. Molony
A O United Steelworkers
Molony
Nixon
Counts Urges Quick Accord In Steel Industry Talks
Nixon labor mediator J Curtis Counts urged both sides to reach an agreement as steel firms began cooling blast furnaces for a potential shutdown. Steelworkers face a midnight strike deadline after protracted talks led by J W Abel and R Heath Larry.
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Nixon
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Counts
Molony
Two Year Draft Bill OKed by House Senate Pair
House and Senate negotiators approve a two year draft bill urging Nixon to negotiate with Hanoi on a final withdrawal date without the nine month deadline. Antiwar lawmakers plan filibuster after summer recess. Mansfield weighs timing. The measure calls for a ceasefire and final withdrawal date contingent on POW release.
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Washington
Nixon
Hanoi
U.S
Senate
House
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Armed Services
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Fident
Mansfield
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Indochina
Lockheed Voted Loan Guarantee Passage Narrowly
In Washington the House approved a 250 million loan guarantee for Lockheed Aircraft Corp after scrapping a 2 billion plan. The vote 192-189 followed a cliffhanger debate with filibuster battles looming in the Senate.
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Washington
House
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Senate
Lockheed
Noar
Nixon monitors effects of rail strike spread across nation
United Transportation Union strikes deepen disruption as 10 railroads shut down and 41 percent of tracks idle. About 120,000 rail workers off the job. Nixon administration and Congress seek options while talks continue at Labor Department. California farmers report $2.5 million daily losses, coal miners idle, Ford plans plant closures. UTU negotiators push for longer crew runs amid work rule changes. Javits seeks authority to order a return to work if needed.
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United ‘Transportation Union
Nixon
UTU
Congress
Labor Department
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
California
White House
General Motors
McCracken
Southern
Union Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Great Plains
Norfolk & Western
Appalachian
Southern Pacific
Louisiana
Santa Fe
Lower
Midwest
Texas
Iron and Steel
Great Lakes
Houston
Tex
St. Louis
UTA
Luna
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David Scott
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter
Frances Lewine
Associated Press
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R. Heath Larry
U.S. Steel
Amusements Bridge
House Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Alan Cranston
L-Calif
Cranston
John Lingel
Ford Motor Co
James Hodgson
Hodgson
Charles Luna
Industry
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